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I find this approach really weird. I’m not sure about Poland, but at least in the the UK, for a mutual agreement (or settlement agreement) to be valid, the empl

I find this approach really weird. I’m not sure about Poland, but at least in the the UK, for a mutual agreement (or settlement agreement) to be valid, the employee _must_ receive independent legal guidance. Anything else and the dismissal would be completely illegal. I’m not sure, but I would guess the Poland has similar or equivalent worker protections (the EU is generally pretty hot on worker protection). Which means that Revolut are opening themselves up to quite a bit future legal liability and pain. Doubly now that it’s in the press and there’s probably lawyers who see an opportunity to earn a paycheque and do some public good.

toyg 6y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the end that obligation is on you - so you can just sign the bit that says "I declare that I received independent advice" and the other party is fine. If you then turn around and say "but it was a lie!" the company can just put their hands up, it's not their problem.
- avianlyric 6y ago
  In the UK the company needs to get certification from the provider of the independent legal advice, otherwise the agreement is void. Normal behaviour is for the company to pay for the legal advice up to some reasonable limit.
jacekm 6y ago
In Poland legal consultation is not required and parting ways via mutual agreement is common here. While this system is often abused by companies there are many cases where it benefits employees too.